Smyrna times., 1887-08-03
THE LAST STRAW.

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q, hahdy Rankin always sits STRAIGHT
one never Tolls. As she sat there in tbo
most uncomfortable chair in the tan+ -
was great contrast to us. who came ~
Sne shOre with intent to do nothing bnt
LII'unIge' ana who appeared to be accom-
pushing our intentions / am sure there
IL SOiue people who are never comfort
a. save When they are uncomfortable.
as recIned on our couch and looked Of
mrs. Rankin 1 could but wonder If NJ
ds4hNln ~ also always wanted to sit STRAIGHT.
He uiu not, thought had a cley rs tn
Mny ne now lived by himself in that nIJ
scnOolh0use, while she dwells in the I've
I Hiile' rms woman is considerably above
the average native ON these shores. n Voc
,AS In.SresIllg 10 have her spend part of a dav
tI "iIn Us, put could not put from me the
1eeHhg that she might be somewhat over
Ss-.iliHs as constant companion. 7 |
aLo aioeioeu one popularity about her speech. !
she would frequently speak CORRECTLY for
several consecutive sentences and tbon
,Id would lapse with apparent hopelessness
1u.o tangle Of subjects and predioateq
decided that she knew how to 1Ieo tIo
nlpie laws OF grammar, but that the
custom and example Of wears were con
eralIy more powerful than anv other Con
sideration. ''''J JULIET con-
a.. "A. our request she had taken off her
,IIhlhgs' which were a black frinoed
- SHt,"i ana sun bonnet. A pair Of
baa5' uI'1o e0Iored cotton gloves had also
Deeh removed, and were pulled into eoob
Other IN the form of a ball and Mood - -
tne sun bonnet. Her dress 1taS ILL
aIpaca' which was so shiny as to look new.
VI course 1t was not wrinkled for olno"a'
Sanhot wrinkle Although the Cloth :
~ -ooAe9 SO new felt that this appearance s
e5 WsS ueceptlVe, for / was sure that NOT il
WIN within thlrty years at the very least conId O
3 any ufessmaker have been persuaded n S,
u' ~ Ooolce" like that. Perhaps / NAV b
= = wen state here that later I was in. Of
49, l'4su Dy MIS- NARROW that the dress e.
81 ' ne"' hao never been worn before 81
ba'...1s ~ %Ss cut and made by Mrs. Rankin q
herselt. It was Of that fasbio-, llI 81 -
: known as 'the fat waist. ;, Those VII W
nave seen this style will know what II
iiieali ana 70 those who have not 7 90, be
s.'e no description which wOuId no snfs r,
'le-iIly graphic. 1t was cut down in A. sn
leeA Ls- 50 tnat slight hint of the collar su
@ Done eouid be seen, and round this MOI, ne
= lulied on" strip of that Hamburo, SD
,us1ns "hleh is brought round in Dacls PI
= lew peddlers. She wore white aDron Di
ne ,n;aboI snlee . tucks in the bottom. and me
anne piece iioni the 1u
now, Il you think Randy Rankin n Ri
PiIe OF her face and dress. was ono - bet
. nOnl you could feel anything like nit,, as
at,o' ''SISGehslon, I,S you are entirely mis- Be-
-Sen' "a Ihere was a grimness. n deoisior
- - . S1Fehgth about her, Il shrewdpess
~ ~. 9eliSe IhaC made it impossible not 10 7
ase ave sort Of respect for her. IF sbo -.
a'',' ,Use 70 uress as she did when She was
ouns Jul you could only be amused. the con "a. "A
'i eDt ;,,tne ,liI1 she would not care If You .t;t
al ~ ii'o cOhv v1lsions Of laughter at her tSc
she was in the habit of RELATING sor,o -. wa
L ihIeiclties Of her married life with tb4 ., oou
4l'teF Oh TACT ealmness with which an,, - ''ii'
: nshermen here might tell of = 49, ~" s,'''
'ui at certain seasons A pOor ba,I ,r, - ''I ~
ilOFt Ftunate, but it was a subject Mill a
e ulu Oe Iully discussed without anv dali usn @
think have said that NV wallin,, I'm I'm
oss She hoor Of the tent with slinners Iii,
or,. 1aIIu clacKed at every step excited neo,
our caller "reminiscences of her mor.io5 RIeol
II am no secret why Mr.. Rankin and Tn4 ol4
can live together" " she said as sba r.
WY orank her lemonade. az meyer diS PIC PIC
~ III mysteries and when folks Ivo,,t ~ Sse'.i
NO" nov Ine trouble I'm ALWAYS IViIIins 80 a scip
80. ut hAnkln was so easy yoino 49,
=, guess ne could put up with me o5 - SS0.e =
~ ooly, tlli the 1edgment day. but NV u - =
tbi,'1'. DeaE everything. There were w.
here spoke with o,-t-o-.5,lI Vt Mrs. Ran zitcl
On. "One was them down 70 tbo ~
PeIs. fe d'know where he fsbed ieTa
rom; under the caves someyvbero T Tb
ect. I any rate, he come into a. S5 wC
neh one morning with them on IL 'Tber,
! very well that day, n he staid ~ the !
oI KEEP Walkin' up and down. fOrtui
! go cilcsk' clack, across that oil the q
. = uuIh ieit That l should fiv Ic,n profit
-. niilgS Wen enough, but some we re
3 can Z; and Mr.. RANKIN nmo bnviD
mother, had got IN I've % CtS ~ |
a. My teeth were ON edoo r,ut aII,,
ne time l said to him. eTTadDJt Anon
DeIOer put on them list slipners - to Re
!, J. went ana got EN- and put 'en, about
= - II ll1 ILOnC OF MIN. He didn't saw he well v
~, ~ ~ en- on; that want his IyaI,. teeth
~ eiie same, he didn't do it. but Kent strov
-, ,nihgs, and kept walkin' and of ars
IN I all that day. He want we'll fo- dance,
ek, and the whole Of thar Tooti LOE ,,-o,5,.l
ed IN tha ,I. Sl.PPels with heels that had Anne
81 ~ On Ihe uppers Jest far epouob -
eu uOWn good with every ster
= you know there's alwave sFi4
81 - toiiciaded that I had about olttl
H. S Slia. straw, and told Mr.. Ranlin train Z
,adal le9 ghed and said he guessed not. ADJUST
J uesseu Things would go on with I,S Iastent
oes 80 usuai- VIII you believe m ali Droke
; =, Vi the Time / lived with hin, mat II
80 mlohths, he would never yVea5 iastene
,shsr ls sllppers but them. had e,;vo-, LED me
\ =. -. 'he most earnest Thought N found
/, - capable. was fearfuf mn. Al tne
-.s - anu gr9Wih more so every dav winch 1
mans whole nature rasned -, ,ay uay. ing the
al Il Nvnq cor,,ts.-.-- DM Aulue | AZ a.
I + -. ~ lines afraid Of mvsen she olai
,ris,,,t I'M, ,ll coming. And yet he was enelr re
y iSht honest man. / have ,,ot1s with tn
y against his character IT. market
ila na1 ms trials with me- IneEiIv 90 they ar
ne had thick SKIM AOt
,. Rankin paused and seernad g !. ,
~ INTO the past. After momeDt - - Yona
ut; lor faint no use whining Ton,, ~ '1S Paa, ~
jest what he is n Pm iest vas bs, ~,
mad made firm resolution thas bor,PP P'Os !
sshppers, even If he wore 'ern ne ions foors,l,
'iNesl, shouldn't be the last strs,ys nc1v dis
loin him fair and square that ~.
next thing would be- I'd oot ~ ~,
I. rope. He laughed. I ones,
angh Of his has made me- Il ma j. Africa,
s'Ahter be. used TO urav 80. the cam
!. ny nealth want first rate. ana Morosi'i
O.lcsn prayer seems to do mora o,oos1 French
..,,'- you Le klnd OF sound bodily. M lergotte
5ise me no more lemonade. War ~ Is ne
20 you think that man did next,,i prompu
~ waited for us to guess. but nafn- ana will
se qua not fully know the capab1i- hurled
Mf Jonas Rankin, and 80 could gam v
no guess at all. full
e Tree Of Death was the next thine.n f'oune